179.04 Qualifications of executive director.
179.04 Qualifications of executive director.
(A) No person shall be appointed executive director of the Ohio commission on dispute resolution and conflict management unless the person is trained in law, public affairs, business administration, or social sciences and the person has experience in administering dispute resolution and conflict management programs or services. The executive director appointed by the commission shall serve at the pleasure of the commission.
(B) The executive director shall do both of the following:
(1) Appoint and set the compensation of personnel who are necessary for the efficient operation of the office established by the commission, with the approval of the commission;
(2) Keep and maintain financial records pertaining to the awarding of grants and contracts authorized under sections 179.01 to 179.04 of the Revised Code, and report periodically, but not less than annually, to the commission on all relevant data pertaining to the operations, costs, and projected needs of the office established by the commission and on recommendations for legislation or amendments to court rules that may be appropriate to improve dispute resolution and conflict management programs.
(C) The executive director may do any of the following:
(1) Make all necessary arrangements to coordinate the services of the office established by the commission with any federal, state, county, municipal, township, or private entity or program established to provide dispute resolution and conflict management services and to obtain and provide all funds allowable from any such entity or under any such program;
(2) Consult and cooperate with professional groups concerned with the study, development, implementation, and evaluation of dispute resolution and conflict management programs and services and the operation of the office established by the commission;
(3) Accept the services of volunteer workers and consultants at no compensation, other than reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties, and provide for the reimbursement of any volunteer workers or consultants for their actual and necessary expenses so incurred;
(4) Prescribe any forms that are necessary for the uniform operation of sections 179.01 to 179.04 of the Revised Code;
(5) With the authorization of the commission, enter into contracts for dispute resolution and conflict management services.
Effective Date: 09-05-2001